china

China, officially the People's Republic of China, is a country in East Asia and the world's most populous country, with a population of around 1.404 billion in 2017. Covering approximately 9,600,000 square kilometers, it is the third or fourth largest country by total area.

Retail Pulse: Nordstrom And Starbucks Expand Brick-And-Mortar Footprints

Retail Pulse: Nordstrom And Starbucks Expand Brick-And-Mortar Footprints
Retail Pulse: Nordstrom And Starbucks Expand Brick-And-Mortar Footprints
May 21, 2018  |  Retail

Nordstrom has been upping its digital efforts by naming a chief digital officer and opening a men’s store in Manhattan that is chock-full of digital...

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Ant Financial Says No To Those Who Invest In Competitors
Ant Financial Says No To Those Who Invest In Competitors
May 21, 2018  |  IPO

Jack Ma’s Ant Financial Services Group is set to close a $10 billion private fundraising round that would value the company at $150 billion. Get...

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Former China Official Says Social Credit System Must Make People Bankrupt
Former China Official Says Social Credit System Must Make People Bankrupt
May 21, 2018  |  Cross-border Payments

A former deputy director of China’s development research center of the State Council, Hou Yunchun, said the country’s social credit system has to punish defaulters....

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China Urged To Move Cautiously In Opening Financial Markets
China Urged To Move Cautiously In Opening Financial Markets
May 21, 2018  |  Cross-border Payments

Huang Yiping, a member of a member of the People’s Bank of China’s monetary policy committee, said over the weekend that while China’s financial services...

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Bitcoin’s Rally May Be Short-Lived, Coinsecure Reaches Out To Investors After Hack
Bitcoin’s Rally May Be Short-Lived, Coinsecure Reaches Out To Investors After Hack
May 18, 2018  |  Bitcoin

Bitcoin has fallen to its lowest level in about a month, after climbing to a high of nearly $10,000 in early May, Coindesk reported. The...

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Ant Financial Has More Than 600 Million Users
Ant Financial Has More Than 600 Million Users
May 17, 2018  |  Alternative Credit

Ant Financial, the Chinese payment affiliate of Alibaba, has more than 600 million users, the first time the company has said how large its business...

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Inside China’s Effort To Marry Digital ID With Mobile Payments
Inside China’s Effort To Marry Digital ID With Mobile Payments
May 14, 2018  |  Mobile

It’s a prospective marriage that Chinese government authorities and digital commerce executives are pushing hard, including via a recently announced test involving Alibaba: combining the...

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China Makes Progress On Shadow Lending Battle
China Makes Progress On Shadow Lending Battle
May 14, 2018  |  B2B Payments

China appears to be making progress in its fight against shadow lending even as new lending overall increased in April, according to data reported by...

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